The 9th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 10th, 2004 to honor the finest achievements in 2003 filmmaking.
BEST PICTURE
- Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Big Fish
- Cold Mountain
- Finding Nemo
- In America
- The Last Samurai
- Lost in Translation
- Master and Commander
- Mystic River
- Seabiscuit
BEST ACTRESS
- Winner - Charlize Theron - Monster
- Jennifer Connelly - House of Sand and Fog
- Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give
- Nicole Kidman - Cold Mountain
- Samantha Morton - In America
- Naomi Watts - 21 Grams
BEST ACTOR
- Winner - Sean Penn - Mystic River
- Russell Crowe - Master and Commander
- Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
- Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog
- Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
BEST DIRECTOR
- Winner - Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Tim Burton - Big Fish
- Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
- Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
- Jim Sheridan - In America
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Winner - Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain
- Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April
- Marcia Gay Harden - Mystic River
- Holly Hunter - Thirteen
- Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Winner - Tim Robbins - Mystic River
- Alec Baldwin - The Cooler
- Paul Bettany - Master and Commander
- Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams
- Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
- Winner - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Love Actually
- A Mighty Wind
- Mystic River
BEST WRITER
- Winner - Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan - In America
- John August - Big Fish
- Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
- Brian Helgeland - Mystic River
- Gary Ross - Seabiscuit
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
- Winner - Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider
- Emma Bolger - In America
- Sarah Bolger - In America
- Rachel Evan Wood - Thirteen
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Winner - Capturing the Friedmans
- The Fog of War
- Ghosts of the Abyss
BEST FORIEGN LANGUAGE FILM
- Winner - The Barbarian Invasions
- City of God
- Swimming Pool
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- Winner - Finding Nemo
- The Triplets of Belleville
- Brother Bear
BEST FAMILY FILM (LIVE ACTION)
- Winner - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Freaky Friday
- Holes
- Peter Pan
- Whale Rider
PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Winner - Angels in America
- The Reagans
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
BEST SONG
- Winner - "A Mighty Wind", Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Eugene Levy - A Mighty Wind
- "The Heart of Every Girl", Elton John - Mona Lisa Smile
- "Man of the Hour", Pearl Jam - Big Fish
- "School of Rock", Jack Black- School of Rock
- "Time Enough for Tears", Andrea Corr - In America
BEST COMPOSER
- Winner - Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
- Danny Elfman - Big Fish
- Gabriel Yared - Cold Mountain
- Hans Zimmer - The Last Samurai
BEST COMPOSER
- Winner - Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
- Danny Elfman - Big Fish
- Gabriel Yared - Cold Mountain
- Hans Zimmer - The Last Samurai
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
- Winner - Clint Eastwood
PASSION IN FILM AWARD
- Winner - Peter Weir - Master and Commander